Evelyn Baine's whole world changed when she was twelve years old. The Nursery Rhyme Killer abducted Evelyn's best friend, Cassie, and her body was never found. Evelyn has waited eighteen years to find Cassie and capture the Nursery Rhyme Killer. Her chance has arrived as the Nursery Rhyme Killer has returned to South Carolina and Evelyn is determined to be the profiler on the case, no matter the consequences to her career.

VANISHED is the second book in Elizabeth Heiter's The Profiler series. I love the insight we get into Evelyn's character in VANISHED. Evelyn's dedication to her job is admirable but she's starting to see that a life outside of work might be enjoyable. However, the Nursery Rhyme Killer is a very personal crime, one that has shaped Evelyn's entire life and career. Elizabeth Heiter does a marvelous job at putting the reader into Evelyn's mind, as it is easy to understand her willingness to forego the rules and boundaries that have shaped her career as Evelyn is shaping up to be quite the maverick at the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU)!

Elizabeth Heiter crafts a heart wrenching mystery for Evelyn to profile. One of the aspects I like best about VANISHED is that Elizabeth Heiter keeps us guessing until the end. Are the clues real or just red herrings? I wanted to peek at the ending but resisted and wow, what a surprise Elizabeth Heiter has in store for the reader!

VANISHED is a fast paced thriller that keeps the reader on the edge of the seat, anxiously turning the pages as we hope to uncover who is committing such horrible crimes. Elizabeth Heiter sheds light on the long-lasting effects of a child abduction on not only the immediate family and friends but the community as a whole. VANISHED is easily recommended for readers who like their thrillers dark, twisted, and full of tension!

Book Summary

Sometimes, the past can haunt you… 

Eighteen years ago, FBI profiler Evelyn Baine's best friend, Cassie Byers, disappeared, the third in a series of unsolved abductions. Only a macabre nursery rhyme was left at the scene, a nursery rhyme that claimed Evelyn was also an intended victim. Now, after all these years of silence, another girl has gone missing in South Carolina, and the Nursery Rhyme Killer is taking credit. But is Cassie's abductor really back, or is there a copycat at work? 

Sometimes, the past is best forgotten… 

Evelyn has waited eighteen years for a chance to investigate, but when she returns to Rose Bay, she finds a dark side to the seemingly idyllic town. As the place erupts in violence and the kidnapper strikes again, Evelyn knows this is her last chance. If she doesn't figure out what happened to Cassie eighteen years ago, it may be Evelyn's turn to vanish without a trace.

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